• Check your carpet and furniture for stains immediately. The longer stains sit, the harder they are to clean. If you catch them right away, a mixture of warm water and mild dishwashing liquid should do the trick.
• Take down the tree carefully. Be sure to wrap up your ornaments. Rushing through the process can result in broken ornaments, and thus broken glass to clean up.
• Wipe down all surfaces and doorknobs. People have likely used every table for cooking and eating. As such, these need to be wiped down. Winter is also prime time for illness and more guests means more germs. Clean off all doorknobs.
• Use the time to declutter. As you are putting away all of your new gifts, take the time to get rid of a few things you no longer need or use. These can be recycled or donated to those in need for more holiday spirit.